High net worth

The potential for higher rates in 2021 is real, but exactly what the rate would be, and who would pay those rates, is far from certain.

The firm has sought to broaden the range of clients it targets with its wealth-advisory services.

The advisors know RBC’s Pittsburgh complex director from earlier in their careers, when all three men worked at Smith Barney.

Wealthy clients are the fastest growing segment of the company’s retail division.

Fortunes in the tech and health care sectors jumped by 43% and 50%, respectively.

The company plans to expand services to the high-net-worth by doubling the number of its advisors, its wealth management head says.

“I would not be doing my job as somebody that is totally committed to making our Americas’ business a top competitive business for Julius Baer if I wasn’t seriously looking at a U.S. platform,” said Beatriz Sanchez, the bank’s head of the Americas.

Under the proposals, the top 0.1% of earners would be subject to a 43% tax rate on their income.

“Everyone is looking ahead to the elections and what tax policy could look like in various administrations," says Ben Huneke, head of investment solutions in the firm's wealth management division.

The firm expands on both coasts with Glasband Stempel Wealth Management in Florida and Carol Wilshire in California.